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REVISED  ORGANIZATION 


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TRANSPORTATION  DEPARTMENT 


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JULY,      1882. 


ST    PAUL: 

II.    M.    SMYTH     I 'HINTING   CO. 


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REVISED  ORGANIZATION-       ,fe* 


Transportation  Department  of  the  Northern  Pacific 

Railroad. 


DIVISIONS. 
The  operating  divisions  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad 
will  vary  in  length  from  200  to  250  miles,  and  the  division 
shop  and  headquarters  will  be  located  as  nearly  as  prac- 
ticable in  the  middle  of  each  division. 

GENERAL   ORGANIZATION. 
The  officers  of  the  General  Staff  shall  consist  of — 
A  General  Manager. 
A  Superintendent  of  Transportation. 
A  Superintendent  of  Track,  Bridges  and  Buildings. 
A  Superintendent  of  Motive  Power,  Machinery  and 

Rolling  Stock. 
A  General  Freight  Agent. 
A  General  Passenger  and  Ticket  Agent. 
A  General  Purchasing  Agent. 
A  Superintendent  of  Express. 
A  Fuel  Agent. 

A  Superintendent  of  Telegraph. 
A  General  Claim  Agent. 
A   Car  Accountant. 


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The  Superintendent  of  Transportation,  the  Superinten- 
dent of  Track,  Bridges  and  Buildings,  of  Motive  Power, 
Express,  Telegraph,  the  General  Freight  Agent,  the  Gen- 
eral Passenger  and  Ticket  Agent,  the  General  Purchasing 
Agent,  and  the  General  Claim  Agent,  will  report  to  and 
receive  instructions  from  the  General  Manager.  They 
will,  with  the  Auditor  and  Treasurer,  give  instructions  to 
and  receive  reports  from  Division  Superintendents,  and 
other  division  officers,  in  matters  pertaining  to  the  branches 
of  the  service  of  which  they  have  charge. 

The  Car  Accountant,  the  Fuel  Agent  and  the  Division 
Superintendents  will  report  to  the  Superintendent  of 
Transportation,  excepting  when  special  reports  shall  be 
required  by  the  General  Manager  ;  and  the  Superintendent 
of  Transportation,  may  also  call  upon  officers  of  the  Gen- 
eral Staff  or  of  divisions  for  such  information  from  time 
to  time  as  he  may  require,  in  reference  to  the  depart- 
ment under  his  charge.  The  General  Storekeeper  will 
report  to  heads  of  departments  and  to  Purchasing  Agent 
in  reference  to  distribution  of  supplies. 

DIVISION    ORGANIZATION. 
On  each  division  there  will  be — 
A  Division  Superintendent. 
A  Road  Master. 
A  Train  Master. 
A  Master  Machinist. 
A  Storekeeper. 


REVISED    ORGANIZATION.  5 

All  of  whom  will  report  to  and  receive  orders  from  the 
heads  of  the  Departments  to  which  they  belong,  with  such 
exceptions  as  the  General  Manager  may  prescribe. 

There  will  also  be  on  each  division,  Train  Dispatchers, 
Station  Agents,  Conductors,  Engineers,  Section  Foremen, 
and  other  employes,  whose  duties  will  be  prescribed  by 
the  several  heads  of  departments  in  conformity  to  general 
rules. 

The  signals,  rules  and  regulations  for  the  government  of 
the  several  divisions  must  be  alike  on  all,  and  will  be  pre- 
scribed or  approved  by  the  General  Manager. 


GENERAL  OFFICERS, 


THE  SUPERINTENDENT  OF  TRANSPORTATION 
Shall  assist  the  General  Manager  in  all  matters  pertaining 
to  conducting  transportation.  He  shall  supervise  the 
arrangement  of  the  time  schedules  for  the  movement  of 
trains,  superintend  the  records  of  the  Car  Accountant, 
watch  carefully  the  movement  of  cars,  impose  penalties 
for  detentions,  see  that  cars  and  engines  are  distributed 
to  points  where  most  urgently  required  for  business,  and 
shall  direct  the  movement  and  distribution  of  cars  of 
all  classes,  when  out  of  shops  and  assigned  to  service 
on  the  road.  He  shall  estimate  from  the  most  reliable 
sources  of  information  the  probable  increase  of  business, 
and  the  equipment  required  for  its  accommodation,  and 


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use  such  means  as  may  be  proper  to  insure  fidelity  to  duty 
on  the  part  of  Conductors,  Agents  and  employes.  He 
shall  keep  a  record  of  all  the  rolling  stock  and  inform  him- 
self as  to  its  condition,  scrutinize  carefully  the  reports  from 
the  several  divisions,  compare  performance  sheets  of  loco- 
motives, and  reports  of  supplies  consumed  monthly,  pre- 
scribe the  forms  of  reports  to  be  made  from  divisions,  and 
the  manner  of  keeping  the  records,  and  see  that  such 
arrangements  are  made  as  will  secure  rigid  accountability 
for  property  of  all  kinds. 

The  Superintendent  of  Transportation  will  also  attend 
to  such  other  duties  as  the  General  Manager  shall  desig- 
nate. He  will  act  as  Assistant  to  the  General  Manager, 
and  in  his  absence  perform  such  duties  as  he  may  pre- 
scribe. 

THE   SUPERINTENDENT   OF   TRACK,    BRIDGES    AND 
BUILDINGS 

Will  have  general  supervision  over  the  Road  Masters  of 
the  several  divisions.  He  will  see  that  proper  provision  is 
made  for  maintenance  of  track,  bridges,  stations,  and  snow 
fences,  and  that  water  and  fuel  supplies  are  provided  at 
proper  points,  that  snow  plows  are  in  order  and  conven- 
iently located  for  use  on  the  approach  of  winter,  and  all 
preparations  made  that  a  prudent  foresight  can  suggest, 
to  avoid  snow  blockades  and  reduce  the  obstructions  to 
transportation  to  a  minimum.  All  buildings  and  structures 
shall  be  under  his  supervision,  and  all  reports  of  Road 


REVISED    ORGANIZATION.  7 

Masters  must  be  made  to  him.  The  loading,  unloading, 
transfer  and  distribution  of  fuel  supplies  shall  be  under 
his  direction  and  control,  unless  the  General  Manager 
shall  otherwise  direct;  but  all  transfers  and  receipts  of  fuel 
must  be  promptly  reported  to  the  Fuel  Agent,  by  whom 
the  records  must  be  kept.  He  shall  keep  an  accurate 
record  of  all  rails  removed  and  replaced,  and  dates  of 
same,  noting  whether  the  rails  are  iron  or  steel;  also  the 
locality,  the  length  of  time  in  the  track$  and  as  nearly 
as  possible  the  gross  tonnage  that  has  passed  over  them; 
care  should  be  taken  in  these  records  to  distinguish  be- 
tween the  brands  of  iron  or  steel  rails,  with  a  view  to 
securing  reliable  data  as  to  relative  merits  of  different 
manufacturers.  He  shall  have  a  right  to  call  upon  the 
Auditor,  Car  Accountant  or  other  officers  for  such  data 
as  will  enable  him  to  complete  his  records.  At  the  end 
of  each  fiscal  year  a  report  in  detail  shall  be  made  of  the 
work  done  on  each  division,  the  material  used  and  the 
supplies  purchased  and  on  hand. 

THE    SUPERINTENDENT   OF    MOTIVE    POWER,    MACHINERY 
AND    ROLLING   STOCK 

Will  have  a  general  supervision  and  control  over 
the  motive  power  of  the  several  divisions,  and  of 
employes  of  Machinery  Department,  including  master 
mechanics,  foremen,  locomotive  engineers,  firemen  and 
workmen,  and  shall  have  power  when  necessary  to  ap- 


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point  or  dismiss  any  of  said  officers  or  employes,  with 
such  limitations  as  the  General  Manager  may  prescribe. 
He  shall  require  that  the  standards  and  systems  of  the 
Company  be  adhered  to.  He  shall  furnish  the  master 
mechanics  of  the  several  divisions  with  copies  of  all 
standard  drawings,  and  duplicates  of  all  templets  and 
gauges,  and  shall  give  such  instructions  as  may  be 
required  to  insure  uniformity  in  the  construction  and 
repair  of  the  rolling  stock  and  machinery.  He  shall 
visit  the  shops  of  the  several  divisions  from  time  to  time, 
give  such  directions  to  master  mechanics  and  foremen  as 
he  may  deem  necessary,  make  such  suggestions  to  Divi- 
sion Superintendents  and  other  officers  in  connection 
with  the  departments  under  his  charge  as  may  promote 
the  efficiency  and  economy  of  the  service,  consult  with 
these  officers  and  with  the  General  Manager  and  Superin- 
tendent of  Transportation  in  reference  thereto,  and  make 
such  reports  from  time  to  time  as  the  General  Manager 
may  prescribe. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Superintendent  of  Motive 
Power  to  make  or  cause  to  be  made  such  tests,  keep  such 
records,  and  make  such  reports  thereon  as  the  Genera 
Manager  may  require,  to  determine  the  comparative  value 
of  fuels,  of  lubricants,  of  boilers,  engines,  or  other  ma- 
chinery, the  relative  durability  of  wheels  and  axles,  and 
the  various  kinds  of  materials  used  or  proposed  to  be 
used  in  railway  service.      He  shalltake  such  precautions 


REVISED    ORGANIZATION.  9 

in  regard  to  all  tests  as  will  insure  reliable  results,  with- 
out bias  for  or  against  the  material  or  invention  tested. 

The  duties  of  locomotive  engineers,  relating  to  the 
running  and  care  of  locomotives,  the  use  of  fuel  and 
stores,  will  be  prescribed  by  the  Superintendent  of  Ma- 
chinery, subject  to  the  approval  of  the  General  Manager. 

The  Superintendent  of  Machinery  shall  keep  a  com- 
plete record  of  all  rolling  stock,  and  of  the  condition  of 
the  same,  and  of  the  location  of  engines,  and  will  direct 
when  and  in  what  manner  repairs  shall  be  made. 
He  will  keep  well  advised  of  the  demands  for  rolling  stock 
on  the  several  Divisions,  consult  with  the  Superintendent 
of  Transportation  and  with  the  Division  Superintendents 
as  to  their  requirements,  and  may  change  the  location  of 
engines,  at  the  request  or  with  the  concurrence  of  the 
Superintendent  of  Transportation,  for  the  relief  of  block- 
ades or  the  more  prompt  and  efficient  movement  of  traffic. 
He  may  transfer  engines  from  one  Division  to  another, 
and  substitute  others,  when  in  his  judgment  better  results 
can  be  secured  thereby.  He  will  place  repaired  engines 
and  new  engines  in  locations  to  which  they  may  be  best 
adapted,  or  where  most  urgently  required.  He  will  pay 
special  attention  to  the  passenger  train  cars,  including 
sleepers,  and  will  cause  such  repairs  to  be  made  as  from 
time  to  time  may  seem  needful,  and  for  this  purpose  will 
have  power  to  remove  them  from  service  when  in  his 
judgment    they  should    be    placed    in    shops;    but    such 


IO  NORTHERN    PACIFIC    RAILROAD. 

removal  shall  not  be  made,  unless  considerations  of 
safety  to  life  or  property  require  it,  if  the  transporta- 
tion service  will  be  seriously  crippled  thereby.  He  shall 
keep  himself  advised  through  the  Superintendent  of 
Transportation  of  the  demands  of  the  passenger  and 
freight  traffic  of  the  line,  and  the  points  at  which  the 
rolling  stock  must  be  concentrated  or  distributed  for  its 
proper  accommodation,  and  will  order  from  time  to  time 
such  transfers  of  engines  as  the  Transportation  Depart- 
ment may  require  for  the  prompt  movement  of  the  traffic. 
To  avoid  misunderstanding  and  define  positions  correctly, 
the  Machinery  Department  is  charged  with  the  duty  of 
keepingthe  motive  power  and  rolling  stock  in  order,  and  the 
Transportation  Department  with  its  use  and  distribution 
so  as  to  secure  the  most  prompt,  efficient  and  economical 
movement  of  the  traffic;  and  if  any  call  for  motive  power 
should  be  made  to  an  extent  exceeding  the  ability  of  the 
Machinery  Department  to  respond,  the  fact  shall  be  stated, 
and  such  modifications  made  in  the  requisitions,  after  full 
conference  between  the  heads  of  the  Transportation  and 
Mechanical  Departments,  as  the  amount  and  condition 
of  the  power  and  other  conditions  will  permit. 

The  Superintendent  of  Motive  Power,  Machinery  and 
Rolling  Stock  will  be  responsible  for  the  use  of  fuel  and 
stores  on  engines,  and  of  materials  used  in  the  construc- 
tion and  repairs  of  rolling  stock,  and  must  keep  such 
records  and  accounts,   under  advice  of  the  Auditor,    as 


REVISED    ORGANIZATION.  II 

will  at  all  times  show  what  disposition  has  been  made  of 
the  material,  and  the  quantities  held  in  stock  at  division 
and  general  shops  and  depots  of  the  railroad.  He  will 
account  for  all  old  material  which  properly  belongs  to  the 
Machinery  Department,  and  will  advise  the  Auditor  and 
Purchasing  Agent  of  the  quantities  on  hand  for  disposi- 
tion or  sale,  and  the  location  of  the  same. 

Foremen  of  Road  Engines  will  be  regarded  as  assist- 
ants to  the  Superintendent  of  Motive  Power.  They  will 
be  appointed  by  him,  with  the  approval  of  the  General 
Manager,  and  act  under  his  instructions. 

THE    GENERAL    FREIGHT    AGENT 

Shall,  with  the  approval  of  the  General  Manager,  arrange 
prices  for  transportation  of  through  and  way  freight.  He 
shall  inform  himself  as  to  the  sources  from  which  new 
business  may  be  expected,  and  encourage  it  by  a  proper 
regulation  of  the  tariff.  He  shall  especially  endeavor  to 
secure  such  movement  in  the  traffic  as  will  provide  loads 
for  cars  in  both  directions.  He  shall  estimate  as  far  as 
possible,  in  advance,  the  probable  increase  of  business, 
with  a  view  to  provide  facilities  for  its  accommodation. 
He  shall  instruct  the  station  agents  and  freight  agents  in 
all  matters  pertaining  to  the  receiving,  billing  and  for- 
warding of  freights.  He  shall  also  examine  all  claims  for 
damages  or  loss  of  freight,  and  approve  of  such  as  are 
valid,  for  payment  in  the  prescribed  form.      He  shall  con- 


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suit  with  the  Division  Superintendents  in  regard  to  all 
matters  connected  with  the  development  of  the  local  busi- 
ness, to  determine  the  wants  of  settlers,  and  make  pro- 
vision for  their  supply  at  moderate  rates  of  transportation. 
All  rates  and  arrangements  for  the  transportation  of 
freights  must  be  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  General 
Manager,  and  notice  of  rates  must  be  forwarded  to  the 
Auditor  as  soon  as  determined  upon. 

THE    GENERAL   PASSENGER    AND    TICKET   AGENT 

Shall  be  charged  with  making  arrangements  and  rates  for 
the  passenger  traffic  over  the  lines  owned  and  operated  by 
the  Company,  and  he  shall  make  all  necessary  negotia- 
tions and  arrangements  with  other  railroad  companies  in 
relation  thereto. 

He  shall  attend  to  the  printing  and  distribution  of  all 
tickets,  rates,  maps  and  advertisements  pertaining  to  the 
passenger  and  ticket  departments,  and  appoint  traveling, 
baggage  and  local  passenger  and  ticket  agents,  and 
establish  outside  ticket  offices,  with  the  approval  of  the 
General  Manager,  to  attend  to  the  passenger  business  of 
the  line,  and  keep  it  prominently  before  the  public. 
Agents  reporting  to  and  performing  duties  for  several 
departments,  must  be  appointed  with  the  concurrence  of 
the  heads  of  all  such  departments. 

He  shall  see  that  baggage  checks  are  properly  distrib- 
uted.     He  shall  examine  all  complaints  in  regard  to  lost 


REVISED    ORGANIZATION.  13 

or  damaged  baggage,  give  instructions  in  reference  to 
tracing  and  collecting  desired  information  in  reference 
thereto,  and  in  event  of  claims  based  on  such  complaints 
being  made,  shall  refer  all  papers  to  the  General  Claim 
Agent  for  settlement.  He  shall  consult  with  the  Super- 
intendent of  Transportation  in  regard  to  accommodations 
for  through  and  local  travel,  and  in  reference  to  contem- 
plated changes  in  passenger  schedules. 

All  rates  for  the  transportation  of  passengers  must  be 
approved  by  the  General  Manager,  and  copies  shall  be 
furnished  to  the  Auditor. 

He  shall  instruct  the  ticket  agents  in  reference  to  their 
duties  in  connection  with  his  department. 

SUPPLY    DEPARTMENT. 

The  General  Purchasing  Agent  shall  be  charged  with  the 
duty  of  purchasing  all  articles  in  general  use  in  every  de- 
partment of  the  road  in  charge  of  the  General  Manager, 
exceptingiron  andsteel  rails,  locomotive  engines,  cars,  and 
such  roadway,  bridge  and  other  material  and  supplies  as 
may  be  excepted  by  the  General  Manager,  and  excepting 
also,  such  portions  of  the  coal  or  other  supplies  as  may  be 
otherwise  contracted  for  under  directions  of  the  General 
Office  in  New  York.  These  and  all  ether  purchases 
shall  be  made  under  such  general  directions  as  may  be 
given  from  time  to  time  by  the  General  Manager. 

Whenever   practicable,   proposals   shall  be   invited   and 


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supplies  purchased  by  contract,  subject  to  rigid  investiga- 
tion as  to  quality  and  quantity  before  acceptance. 

An  account  shall  be  kept  by  the  Auditor,  under  the 
head  of  "Shops  and  Supplies,"  in  which  shall  be  entered 
all  purchases  made  on  account  of  the  general  stores, — from 
vouchers  properly  prepared  and  certified, — giving-  the 
name,  amount,  items,  price,  and  terms  of  payment,  and  a 
certificate  from  the  General  Purchasing  Agent  "  that  they 
"have  been  purchased  on  the  best  terms  for  the  Company, 
"and  at  the  prices  specified,  and  that  they  have  been 
"received  for  the  use  and  benefit  of  the  Company;"  which, 
when  recorded  and  signed  by  the  Auditor  and  approved 
by  the  General  Manager,  shall  be  returned  for  payment. 

Each  division  will  be  furnished  with  such  material  and 
supplies  as  may  be  required,  not  in  general  to  exceed  the 
reasonable  and  usual  demands  of  a  single  month.  When 
transfers  are  made  from  the  general  stores,  they  shall  be 
on  orders  from  the  heads  of  departments  in  which  such 
supplies  or  material  may  be  required,  and  an  accurate 
record  of  such  transfers  shall  be  kept. 

The  head  of  each  department  shall  endeavor  to  retain 
on  each  division,  a  supply  of  such  articles  as  are  in  fre- 
quent demand,  so  as  to  avoid  delay  in  procuring  them, 
but  at  the  same  time  to  avoid  any  large  excess,  and  to  be 
particularly  watchful  that  no  waste  shall  be  permitted. 

Exceptions  maybe  made,  by  permission  of  the  General 
Manager,  in  favor  of  depots  of  seasoned  lumber  and  such 
other  material  as  cannot  be  procured  on  short  notice. 


REVISED    ORGANIZATION.  I  5 

The  requisitions  for  ordinary  supplies  for  any  division 
shall  be  made  by  the  Division  Superintendent,  Master 
Mechanic,  or  Roadmaster,  through  the  head  of  the  Trans- 
portation, Machinery,  or  Road  Department,  upon  the 
general  storekeeper;  and  if  not  in  stock,  a  requisition  by 
the  general  storekeeper  shall  be  sent  to  the  Purchasing 
Agent,  who,  with  the  approval  of  the  General  Manager, 
shall  fill  the  same. 

The  heads  of  the  Transportation,  Machinery  and  Road 
Departments  shall  keep  records  of  stock  issues  and  re- 
ceipts for  which  they  are  responsible,  so  as  to  be  advised 
at  all  times  of  the  amount  of  available  material  and  sup- 
plies on  hand  on  each  division,  and  in  general  store,  and 
shall  see  that  timely  requisitions  are  made  upon  the  Pur- 
chasing Agent  for  any  additions  that  may  be  required, 
and  at  the  same  time  that  all  excesses  are  avoided. 

The  Purchasing  Agent  should  also  keep  a  record  of  sup- 
plies, purchases,  and  issues,  and  also  of  transfers  to  divis- 
ions, so  as  to  be  able  to  furnish  the  General  Manager  at 
any  time  when  called  upon,  a  statement  of  the  condition 
of  the  stocks  and  where  located. 

The  Division  Superintendents  should  also  keep  them- 
selves fully  informed  in  reference  to  the  consumption  of 
stores  and  supplies,  on  the  divisions  under  their  charge, 
and  for  this  purpose,  shall  have  access  to  all  sources  of  in- 
formation. They  will  not  be  required  to  approve  requisi- 
tions in  the  Machinery  or  Road  Department,  but  should  be 


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fully  advised  in  reference  to  anything  which  affects  the 
operating  expenses  of  their  divisions,  and  can  call  upon 
any  officer  or  employe  for  information  pertaining  thereto. 
With  the  exception  of  ties,  rails,  and  other  material  and 
supplies  required  by  the  road  department,  the  division 
stores  and  storekeepers  shall  be  under  the  direction  of 
the  Superintendent  of  Motive  Power,  Machinery,  and 
Rolling  Stock,  who  shall  make  monthly  reports  to  the 
General  Manager  of  the  receipts  of  supplies,  issues,  stocks 
on  hand,  and  points  of  distribution. 

At  the  end  of  the  fiscal  year,  each  storekeeper,  aided 
by  such  party  as  the  General  Manager  may  designate, 
shall  take  an  account  of  stock  on  hand,  and  the  Superin- 
tendent of  Motive  Power  shall  report  results  and  deficien- 
cies to  the  General  Manager. 

Division  storekeepers  shall  have  the  custody  of  and 
be  responsible  for  all  stores,  material  and  supplies  of  the 
division.  They  shall  keep  full  and  accurate  records,  and 
make  reports  in  such  manner  and  form  as  the  Superinten- 
dent of  Motive  Power  may  prescribe.  They  shall  permit 
no  supplies  to  be  issued  from  the  store  without  careful 
inquiry  as  to  the  use  to  which  the  same  is  to  be  applied, 
and  charging  to  the  proper  account,  and  if  any  waste  is 
discovered  or  suspected,  the  fact  shall  be  reported  to  the 
Superintendent  of  Motive  Power. 

All  old  scraps  and  condemned  material  shall  be  collect- 
ed, and  after  the  same  shall  have  been  counted,  weighed 


REVISED    ORGANIZATION.  TJ 

and  recorded,  the  Purchasing  Agent  and  the  Auditor 
shall  be  notified  of  the  location  of  the  same  and  the  quan- 
tities. 

The  General  Purchasing  Agent  shall,  with  the  approval 
of  the  General  Manager,  contract  to  sell  the  same,  and 
notify  the  Auditor  of  conditions  and  terms,  who  will  ren- 
der the  necessary  bills  for  collection  by  the  Local  Treas- 
urer. 

The  General  Purchasing  Agent  shall  also  notify  the 
proper  head  of  department  and  the  General  Manager  of 
such  sales  when  made. 

All  parties  making  requisitions,  including  Station 
Agents,  should,  so  far  as  possible,  anticipate  the  require- 
ments of  the  next  month,  examine  their  stocks  carefully, 
and  order  a  sufficient  amount  at  one  time  through  the 
head  of  the  department  to  which  they  belong  to  insure 
against  delays,  damage  or  inconvenience  in  consequence 
of  a  deficiency  of  material,  and  avoid  the  necessity  of 
ordering  by  telegraph. 

No  work  for  individuals  shall  be  done  at  the  shops  of 
the  Company,  except  by  written  orders  from  the  General 
Manager. 

Each  Road  Master  may,  if  desired,  have  under  his  con- 
trol a  small  shop  for  repairs  of  tools  and  hand-cars,  and  a 
supply  of  lumber  and  ties  for  necessary  repairs,  and  shall 
make  his  reports  of  distributions  as  prescribed  in  other 
cases. 


18  NORTHERN    PACIFIC    RAILROAD. 

Station  Agents  must  make  requisitions  for  blanks  and 
all  other  stationery  on  the  Auditor  on  or  before  the  25th 
day  of  each  month,  and  if  this  rule  is  habitually  neglect- 
ed, or  supplies  ordered  by  telegraph  in  consequence 
thereof,  the  fact  will  be  regarded  as  an  evidence  of  in- 
competency or  neglect.  Other  supplies  must  be  ordered 
through  the  Division  Superintendent. 

Freight  charges  on  supplies  must  be  certified  by  the 
Division  Storekeeper  and  Purchasing  Agent,  who  must 
see  that  there  are  no  overcharges  on  goods  coming  from 
connecting  lines.  When  supplies  are  purchased  for  the 
general  store  in  anticipation  of  requisitions  from  divisions, 
the  approval  of  the  General  Manager  will  be  required. 

At  the  end  of  each  month  Division  Storekeepers  shall 
report  to  the  General  Storekeeper  the  receipts  of  supplies, 
and  the  distribution  of  all  issued  from  general  or  division 
stores  or  used  on  road,  shall  be  reported  to  the  General 
Manager,  and  at  the  end  of  the  fiscal  year,  a  balance 
sheet  shall  be  prepared,  after  taking  account  of  stock, 
showing — 

Supplies  on  hand  from  last  year,         -         value,   $ 

Supplies  received  during  year,        -         -  

Supplies  issued,  -         -         -         -  .- 

Balance,  -         -         -         -         -  

Actually  on  hand  as  per  inventory,  

Difference,  -         -         -         -  


REVISED    ORGANIZATION.  19 

This  report  to  be  made  in  detail  upon  forms  prescribed 
by  the  General  Manager. 

REQUISITIONS. 

Requisitions  on  the  General  Purchasing  Agent  for  sup- 
plies for  the  general  stores  require  the  approval  of  the 
General  Manager,  who,  in  case  of  necessary  absence,  may 
delegate  authority  for  such  approval,  when  immediate 
action  is  required,  to  the  Superintendent  of  Trans- 
portation. 

Requisitions  for  division  supplies  require  the  approval 
of  the  head  of  the  Transportation,  Machinery,  or  Road 
Department  for  which  the  supplies  may  be  ordered. 

Requisitions  for  stationery  for  agencies  must  be  made 
on  the  Auditor. 

Requisitions  for  stationery  for  Machinery  and  Road 
Departments  will  be  made  upon  the  Auditor,  with  ap- 
proval of  the  heads  of  these  departments. 

Stationery,  printing  and  advertising  required  for  the 
General  Freight  and  Passenger  Departments,  shall  be 
furnished  on  orders  from  the  heads  of  these  Departments, 
approved  by  the  General  Manager. 

Requisitions  for  cars  and  engines  required  by  Construc- 
tion Department,  and  cars  for  boarding,  office,  derrick, 
caboose,  mail  and  other  special  service  shall  be  made 
upon  the  Superintendent  of  Motive  Power,  Machinery 
and  Rolling  Stock,  with  approval  of  the  General  Manager. 


20  NORTHERN    PACIFIC    RAILROAD. 

PAYMENTS   FOR    SUPPLIES. 

Supplies  will  be  ordered  on  proper  requisitions  for  gen- 
eral stores  only.  The  invoices  and  bills  of  lading  must  be 
sent  to  the  General  Purchasing  Agent,  who  will  examine 
and  check  the  same,  and  prepare  vouchers  in  the  usual 
form  for  payment.  When  distributed,  the  freight  charges 
must  be  added  to  first  cost. 

In  the  distribution  at  division  stores  the  prices  must  be 
increased  to  cover  the  freight  charges. 

The  General  Manager  shall  examine  and  approve  for 
payment  all  vouchers  for  supplies  purchased. 

In  the  absence  of  the  General  Manager,  he  may  author- 
ize the  Superintendent  of  Transportation  to  approve  of 
ordinary  supply  vouchers. 

STORES    AND    STOREKEEPERS. 

The  General  Stores  and  the  General  Storekeeper,  will 
be  under  the  charge  of  the  General  Purchasing  Agent, 
but  when  transfers  are  made  to  Division  Stores,  the  stores 
thus  transferred,  will,  as  a  general  rule,  be  under  the 
charge  of  the  Superintendent  of  Motive  Power,  Machinery 
and  Rolling  Stock,  with  the  exception  of  supplies  specially 
transferred  from  General  Stores  for  use  of  Transportation 
and  Road  Department. 

To  avoid  coufusion,  the  transfers  on  the  Minnesota 
Division  from  General  Stores,  should  be  made  precisely 
as  on  other  Divisions,  and   distribution  for  consumption 


REVISED    ORGANIZATION.  21 

on  this  Division,  should  not  be  made  direct  from  General 
Stores,  but  from  a  Division  Store,  and  the  Division  Store 
should  be  under  the  charge  of  a  Division  Storekeeper  or 
Shop  Clerk,  as  in  other  cases. 

So  long  as  the  Brainerd  Shops  continue  to  be  the  gen- 
eral depository  of  supplies,  the  property  therein  held  in 
store  shall  be  under  the  supervision  of  the  Superintendent 
of  Motive  Power,  Machinery  and  Rolling  Stock,  but  no 
transfers  from  General  Store  shall  be  made,  except  on 
orders  from  the  General  Purchasing  Agent. 

THE    SUPERINTENDENT   OF    EXPRESS 

Shall  superintend  the  express  service  on  the  line  of  the 
Northern  Pacific  Railroad  and  branches.  He  shall  make, 
with  the  approval  of  the  General  Manager,  all  regular  and 
special  rates;  also,  special  contracts  for  the  transportation 
of  money,  valuables  and  freights.  It  shall  be  his  duty  to 
secure  new  business  properly  tributary  to  the  line;  to  ap- 
point, with  approval  of  General  Manager,  and  to  exercise 
an  efficient  supervision  over  express  agents  and  messen- 
gers; to  keep  himself  advised  in  reference  to  the  general 
express  business  as  performed  by  other  companies,  and 
the  rates  charged  for  the  same ;  investigate  shortages ; 
examine  all  complaints  in  regard  to  lost  or  damaged  ex- 
press matter,  and  after  properly  tracing  same,  in  event 
of  claims  based  on  such  complaints  being  made,  refer  all 
papers  to  the  General  Claim  Agent ;  to  make  estimates  of 


22  NORTHERN    PACIFIC    RAILROAD. 

needed  supplies,  and  furnish  the  same  to  agents;  to  cer- 
tify to  pay-rolls  in  his  department,  and  to  vouchers  for 
necessary  purchases ;  to  report  to  and  advise  and  consult 
with  the  General  Manager  in  regard  to  the  business  of  his 
department. 

FUEL   AGENT. 

The  Fuel  Agent  shall  attend  to  the  measurement  and 
acceptance  of  all  fuel  delivered  by  contractors,  and  keep 
accurate  accounts  of  all  consumed  on  the  line  of  road  or 
shipped  to  stations  or  shops.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
Fuel  Agent  to  enforce  such  rules  as  the  Superintendent 
of  Transportation  may  prescribe  for  securing  a  correct 
record  of  wood  and  coal  consumed  by  engines  and  used 
in  cars  or  at  shops  and  stations,  and  he  shall  make  reports 
at  such  times  as  may  be  required  in  prescribed  forms. 

The  Fuel  Agent  may  also  make  contracts  for  wood  and 
ties,  if  required  by  the  General  Manager,  subject  to  his 
approval,  and  inspect  the  same  when  delivered. 

As  the  distribution  of  fuel  at  stations  must  be  made  in 
general  by  work  trains,  the  Fuel  Agent  will  be  expected 
to  attend  to  such  distributions,  so  far  as  concerns  the  train 
movements,  under  the  direction  of  the  Superintendent  of 
Track,  Bridges  and  Buildings,  so  as  to  interfere  as  little 
as  possible  with  other  work'.  The  Fuel  Agent  must  keep 
a  correct  record  of  all  transfers  from  one  point  to  another, 
and  be  able  at  any  time  when  called  upon  to  report  the 
total  supplies  on  hand,   and   the  quantity  at   any  given 


REVISED    ORGANIZATION.  23 

point.  At  important  points  the  Fuel  Agent  should  have 
a  representative  to  report  directly  to  him  the  receipt  and 
consumption  of  the  fuel  supplies. 

Fuel  supplies  for  shops  shall  be  delivered  only  on 
orders  from  the  Master  Mechanic  or  General  Foreman, 
and  fuel  for  stations  shall  be  ordered  by  the  Division 
Superintendent.  All  such  orders  shall  be  properly  recorded 
by  the  Fuel  Agent. 

THE  INSPECTOR  OF  TRACK,  BRIDGES  AND  BUILDINGS 

Will  examine  the  Main  Track  and  Branches  of  the 
N.  P.  R.  R. ,  under  his  supervision,  as  often  as  practicable, 
but  not  less  frequently  than  once  in  two  months. 

The  inspections  shall  be  thorough,  and  as  a  general 
rule,  the  Inspector  shall  pass  over  all  the  sections  on  hand 
cars,  and  shall  have  the  right  to  call  upon  any  Road 
Master  or  Section  men  for  assistance  or  use  of  car. 

He  shall  scrutinize  carefully  the  condition  of  track  as 
to  alignment  and  surface,  the  points  where  ballast  is 
needed,  or  where  it  has  been  wastefully  deposited  in 
excess,  the  banks  that  require  widening,  the  cuts  that 
should  be  sloped  or  ditched,  the  places  where  material 
is  liable  to  slide  and  endanger  trains,  the  culverts  that  are 
needed  or  insufficient,  the  bridges,  stations  and  platforms 
that  should  be  renewed  or  repaired,  the  points  at  which 
a  deficiency  exists  in  the  supply  of  water,  or  arrange- 
ments  for   utilizing   it,  where   side   tracks   require   to  be 


24  NORTHERN    PACIFIC    RAILROAD. 

lengthened  or  new  ones  constructed,  where  elevators,  ware- 
houses or  platforms  should  be  built,  or  freight  houses 
extended. 

He  shall  also,  in  connection  with  the  Division  Superin- 
tendent, examine  and  report  upon  proposed  locations  for 
new  Stations,  which  should  fullfll  the  following  conditions: 

1.  Not  too  near  another  Station. 

2.  A  public  necessity  for  the  Station  in  consequence 
of  settlements  in  the  vicinity. 

3.  An  unobstructed  view  of  the  Station  and  of  any 
trains  upon  the  track  for  a  sufficient  distance  in  both 
directions,  to  avoid  collisions  and  permit  Station  signals  to 
be  recognized. 

4.  Gradients  nearly  or  quite  level. 

5.  A  location  without  either  cut  or  fill,  to  avoid  expen- 
sive grading. 

If  Stations  are  applied  for  at  points  of  limited  business, 
with  a  view  to  appreciate  the  price  of  lots,  or  advance 
other  private  interest,  the  parties  interested  must,  if  the 
station  is  allowed,  pay  the  expense  of  grading  side  track, 
and  interest  at  10  per  cent,  on  the  cost  of  all  improve- 
ment, if  any,  made  by  Company,  and  also  the  salaries  ot 
the  Agent  and  Operator,  until  the  increase  of  business 
will  warrant  the  Company  in  assuming  the  burden  of  such 
expense. 

Upon  a  favorable  report  from  the  Inspector  and  Division 
Superintendent  as  to  prospective  business,  the  question 


\ 


REVISED    ORGANIZATION.  25 

of  establishing  such  new  Stations  will  be  decided  by  the 
General  Manager. 

To  facilitate  the  monthly  inspections,  mile  posts  should 
be  established  on  each  Division,  and  as  at  present  no  initial 
point  can  be  determined  for  the  establishment  of  perma- 
nent mile  posts,  it  will  be  convenient  to  consider  each 
Division  separately,  and  measure  from  the  eastern  end  as 
a  zero  point,  posts  should  be  set  every  half  mile,  and  still 
better  every  quarter  mile,  so  as  to  locate  defective  spots 
or  accidents  with  the  greatest  accuracy  possible. 

After  each  inspection,  the  Inspector  will  report  to  the 
General  Manager  in  detail,  all  the  defects  of  every  descrip- 
tion that  can  be  and  should  be  remedied,  and  all  additions 
and  improvements  required  to  facilitate  business,  avoid 
expense,  or  increase  safety.  He  will  also  furnish  to  the 
Division  Superintendent  and  to  Road  Masters,  copies  of 
so  much  of  his  reports  as  relate  to  the  Divisions  under 
their  charge. 

At  the  time  of  making  the  next  inspection,  particular 
care  must  be  taken  to  observe  whether  defects  named  in 
previous  reports  have  been  corrected,  and  if  not,  inquire 
why  not,  and  report  to  the  General  Manager  the  fact  and 
the  reasons  therefor.  If  defects  have  been  corrected,  this 
fact  should  also  be  stated. 

It  is  the  intention  in  creating  the  office  of  Inspector, 
that  the  inspections  shall  not  be  merely  formal,  but  shall 
be  thorough  and  frequent,  and  when  defects  of  any  kind 


26  NORTHERN    PACIFIC    RAILROAD. 

are  reported,  the  succeeding  reports  must  refer  to  them, 
and  state  explicitly  whether  the  defects  have  or  have  not 
been  corrected,  in  whole  or  in  part;  if  not  corrected, 
what  improvement,  if  any,  has  been  made,  or  what  prepa- 
ration for  future  improvement. 

The  Inspector  of  Track,  Bridges  and  Buildings,  will 
also  note  the  renewals  of  rails,  the  time  when  put  in  track, 
the  location,  name  of  manufacturer,  and  observe  carefully 
the  comparative  wear  under  the  gross  tonnage  accommo- 
dated; also  the  grades  and  the  differences  in  wear  on 
grades,  straight  lines  and  curves.  He  will  also  make 
such  records  and  observations  as  will  enable  him  to  report 
upon  the  relative  durability  of  cross  ties  of  the  various 
kinds  of  wood  in  use. 

The  Inspector  will  make  or  cause  to  be  made,  surveys 
of  all  Station  grounds  and  yards,  and  of  all  buildings, 
tracks,  sidings,  scales,  platforms,  and  all  other  improve- 
ments, on  or  contiguous  to  the  right  of  way,  and  he  will  be 
particularly  careful  to  note  and  report  any  additions  or 
alterations  that  may  be  made  from  time  to  time,  that  the 
plans  in  the  office  of  the  General  Manager  can  be  cor- 
rected so  as  to  exhibit  at  all  times  a  true  record  of  the 
condition  of  the  property. 

He  will  also  examine  at  each  inspection  tour,  the  con- 
dition of  the  Stations  and  grounds,  whether  waiting  rooms 
for  passengers,  ladies  especially,  are  neat  and  clean,  and 
provided  with  proper  accommodations,  whether  the  notices 


REVISED    ORGANIZATION.  2J 

requiring  passengers  to  purchase  tickets  at  Stations  and 
charging  excess  in  cars,  are  kept  conspicuously  posted, 
whether  the  parks,  gardens  and  grounds  at  and  near 
Stations,  receive  proper  attention  from  the  Agent,  and  in 
general  any  other  matters  not  enumerated,  which  may 
affect  the  interest  of  the  Company,  secure  better  accom- 
modation for  the  public,  promote  efficiency  and  economy, 
or  enforce  discipline,  should  be  observed,  noted  and  re- 
ported to  the  General  Manager  by  the  Inspector. 

The  Inspector  will  also  observe  and  report  whether 
the  wood  piles  along  the  road  are  as  fully  protected  as 
the  rules  require.  He  shall  also  examine  into  the  con- 
dition of  fences,  gates  and  cattle  guards. 

THE   SUPERINTENDENT   OF   TELEGRAPH 

Shall  have  the  charge  of  the  repair  and  operation  of  all 
telegraph  lines  owned,  operated  or  leased  by  the  Northern 
Pacific  Railroad  Company,  and  shall  inform  himself  in 
regard  to  all  contracts  and  relations  with  connecting  lines, 
and  see  that  the  conditions  thereof  are  complied  with. 

He  shall  have  charge  of  the  transmission  of  correct 
time  to  the  several  Divisions  in  conformity  to  rules 
governing  the  same. 

He  may  provide  such  operators  at  stations  as  may  be 
required,  and  shall  perform  any  other  service  in  the  line 
of  his  duties  that  the  General  Manager  or  Superintendent 
©f  Transportation  may  from  time  to  time  require. 


28  NORTHERN    PACIFIC    RAILROAD. 

CLAIMS. 

The  General  Claim  Agent  will  have  charge  of  the  rec- 
ords and  claims  pertaining  to  fire  losses,  accidents,  per- 
sonal injuries,  stock  killed  or  injured,  claims  originating 
in  lost  or  damaged  baggage,  or  express,  and  all  other 
claims  except  those  connected  with  the  Freight  Depart- 
ment, which  will  be  under  the  supervision  of  the  General 
Freight  Agent. 

The  General  Claim  Agent  will  make  all  vouchers  nec- 
cessary  in  settlement  of  claims,  and  for  expenses  incurred 
in  connection  therewith,  and  certify  to  the  correctness  of 
same,  upon  receipt  from  the  party  authorized  to  incur  the 
expense,  of  proper  bills  approved  by  them.  Authority 
to  incur  expense  on  this  account  can  only  be  given  by  the 
General  Manager,  Superintendent  of  Transportation,  or 
General  Claim  Agent. 

Detailed  instructions  will  be  given  by  circular  as  to  the 
proceedings  in  case  of  accident  or  claim, — the  informa- 
tion to  be  furnished  and  mode  of  settlement. 

Officers  of  every  grade,  and  employes  of  every  depart- 
ment, will  be  expected  to  render  assistance  in  case  of 
accident,  and,  so  far  as  practicable,  protect  the  interest  of 
the  Company. 

CAR   ACCOUNTANT. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Car  Accountant  to  know  that 
the  cars  are  moved  promptly,  so  that  they  may  be  made 


REVISED    ORGANIZATION.  29 

to  perform  the  fullest  service  possible;  to  watch  carefully 
and  note  any  detentions  either  at  terminal  or  local  points 
beyond  the  proper  and  prescribed  time  for  unloading  and 
return;  to  notify  the  Chief  Engineer  of  detentions  of  cars 
on  Divisions  under  construction,  and  to  inform  the  Super- 
intendent of  Transportation  by  daily  reports  of  any  failure 
on  the  part  of  the  Agents  or  Officers  of  any  grade  to 
make  reports  or  comply  with  instructions;  also  of  deten- 
tion of  cars  beyond  the  prescribed  limit  of  time. 

He  shall  keep  an  account  of  the  mileage  that  may  be 
due  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad  Company  for  car  ser- 
vice from  other  companies,  and  also  of  the  mileage  due 
other  companies  for  use  of  their  cars  upon  the  Northern 
Pacific  Railroad,  and  shall  notify  the  Auditor  thereof. 
The  Car  Accountant  will  report  monthly  to  the  General 
Manager  the  average  and  total  mileage  of  box,  flat  and 
stock  cars  during  the  month,  and  the  maximum  run  of  any 
car  of  each  class.  He  shall  perform  such  other  duties  and 
employ  such  assistance  as  the  General  Manager  or  Super- 
intendent of  Transportation  may  prescribe  or  approve 

On  or  before  the  10th  day  of  each  month  he  shall  report 
to  the  Auditor  the  amounts  due  foreign  roads  for  mileage 
of  their  cars,  and  also  the  mileage  reported  by  foreign 
lines. 

The  settlement  of  balances  will  be  made  by  the  Auditor, 
and  no  report  must  be  sent  to  a  foreign  road  without 
notifying  the   Auditor.      He  shall   furnish,    from  time   to 


30  NORTHERN    PACIFIC    RAILROAD. 

time,    such   other  reports   as   shall   be   called   for   by  the 
Accounting  Department. 

All  Officers  and  Agents  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Rail- 
road whose  duties  in  any  manner  affect  the  movements  of 
cars  or  give  them  knowledge  of  their  location,  whether  at 
stations,  terminals,  or  on  foreign  roads,  should  make  such 
reports  to  the  Car  Accountant  as  he  may  direct,  and  com- 
ply with  such  orders  as  he  may  give  concerning  the  dis- 
tribution and  movements  of  the  several  classes  of  cars  in 
use  upon  the  road. 

AUDITOR    AND    TREASURER. 

All  officers,  agents,  and  employes  of  the  Transportation 
Department,  whose  duties  require  them  to  collect  money 
or  keep  accounts,  shall  conform  to  such  instructions  and 
make  such  reports  and  remittances  as  the  Auditor  and 
Treasurer  may  from  time  to  time  require  ;  and  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  Division  Superintendents  and  of  the  Superin- 
tendent of  Express  to  enforce  such  orders,  and  require 
strict  conformity  to  instructions  from  these  officers. 


DIVISION  ORGANIZATION, 


DIVISION    SUPERINTENDENTS. 
Division  Superintendents  are  officers  of  the  Transporta- 
tion Department,  having  charge  of  all  operations  on  the 


REVISED    ORGANIZATION.  3  I 

divisions  under  their  charge,  connected  with  the  move- 
ment of  traffic  and  the  distribution  of  rolling  stock  for  its 
accommodation.  The  duty  of  maintaining  the  rolling 
stock  in  efficient  condition  devolves  on  the  Machinery 
Department,  and  of  maintaining  track,  buildings  and 
bridges,  upon  the  Road  Department.  The  division  offi- 
cers and  employes  of  the  Machinery  and  Road  Depart- 
ments will  be  under  the  orders  of  their  respective  heads, 
and  not  immediately  subordinate  to  the  Division  Superin- 
tendents, except  that  engineers  and  firemen,  when  on  the 
road,  will  be  subject  to  their  orders;  and  all  other  em- 
ployes, both  of  the  Machinery  and  Road  Departments, 
may  be  liable  to  be  called  upon,  and  must  respond 
promptly  when  so  called,  to  render  temporary  assistance 
in  case  of  accident  or  obstruction  from  snow  or  otherwise. 

The  motive  power  assigned  to  each  division  must  be 
subject  to  the  call  of  the  Division  Superintendent,  when 
required  for  the  movement  of  traffic,  through  the  Master 
Mechanic  of  the  division. 

The  Division  Superintendents  will  be  expected  to  keep 
themselves  fully  advised  as  to  all  operations  which  affect 
the  expenses  of  the  divisions  under  their  charge,  and  for 
this  purpose  shall  have  access  to  all  shop  and  other  records; 
and  any  information  in  reference  thereto  that  may  be  re- 
quired of  the  Machinery  or  Road  Departments,  or  from 
the  Auditor  or  Fuel  Agent,  shall  be  promptly  furnished, 
and  also  copies  of  all  division  pay  rolls  when  required. 


32  NORTHERN    PACIFIC    RAILROAD. 

Division  Superintendents  shall  constantly  compare  the 
operatingexpenses  of  their  own  with  thoseof  other  divisions, 
allow  no  supernumeraries  to  encumber  the  pay  rolls,  se- 
cure full  service  from  all  in  the  Company's  employ,  see 
that  no  unnecessary  over-time  is  allowed,  and  make  sug- 
gestions to  the  heads  of  other  departments  whenever  in 
their  opinion  abuses  may  be  corrected  or  efficiency  and 
economy  increased. 

Each  Division  Superintendent  shall,  on  the  division 
under  his  charge,  exercise  control  over  all  division  officers 
connected  with  the  Transportation  Department  or  with 
the  movement  of  traffic,  subject  to  the  orders  of  the  Gen- 
eral Manager,  or  officers  of  the  General  Staff. 

He  may  nominate,  and,  with  the  approval  of  the  Gen- 
eral Manager,  appoint  the  station  agents  on  his  division. 
He  may  appoint  telegraph  operators,  train  dispatchers  and 
conductors,  with  the  approval  of  the  Superintendent  of 
Transportation  He  shall  have  power  to  suspend  any  offi- 
cer on  his  division  for  insubordination,  intemperance,  or 
neglect  of  duty,  and  report  the  fact  and  causes  therefor  to 
the  Superintendent  of  Transportation.  He  may  order  the 
dismissal  of  any  employe  for  cause;  and  no  man  dismissed 
for  cause  on  one  division  shall  be  employed  on  any  other. 
While  holding  every  foreman  and  other  subordinate  officer 
in  charge  of  men  to  the  most  rigid  accountability  in  regard 
to  results,  it  will  be  proper  to  allow  such  officers,  as  far  as 
may  be   practicable,  the  privilege   of  making   their  own 


REVISED    ORGANIZATION.  33 

selections,  observing  care,  however,  to  place  such  restric- 
tions upon  this  privilege  as  will  protect  the  Company 
against  combinations  to  the  detriment  of  the  service. 

The  Master  Machinist  on  each  division  being  respon- 
sible for  the  condition  and  effective  performance  of  engines, 
will  have  the  right  under  such  rules  and  limitations  as  the 
Superintendent  of  Motive  Power  and  Machinery  may  pre- 
scribe to  employ  and  discharge  the  locomotive  engineers, 
and  firemen  but  no  engineers  or  firemen  shall  be  em- 
ployed on  any  division  to  whom  the  Division  Superin- 
tendent objects;  and  they  must  understand  that  when 
the  engines  have  crossed  the  turn  table,  they  are  subject 
to  the  orders  of  the  Division  Superintendent,  who  has 
full  authority  to  discharge  any  employe  who  is  insolent, 
profane,  disorderly,  or  otherwise  objectionable;  and  an 
employe  discharged  by  the  head  of  one  department  shall 
not  be  reinstated  or  employed  by  any  other. 

The  names  of  all  persons  discharged  for  faults,  or  who 
may,  at  any  time,  be  concerned  in  strikes,  shall  be  sent  to 
the  Superintendent  of  Transportation,  and  also  to  the 
Superintendents  of  other  divisions. 

The  Division  Superintendent  shall,  in  connection  with 
the  Superintendent  of  Track,  Bridges  and  Buildings,  exer- 
cise supervision  over  fuel  and  water  supplies,  and  make 
to  the  General  Manager  and  to  heads  of  departments  such 
suggestions  as  will  promote  economy  and  efficiency  in  all 
the  departments  of  service  on  his  division.      He  shall  also 


34  NORTHERN    PACIFIC    RAILROAD. 

make  such  reports  as  the  General  Manager  and  the 
Superintendent  of  Transportation  may  require. 

Although  it  is  the  duty  of  the  Superintendent  of  Track, 
Bridges  and  Buildings  and  of  the  Road  Master  to  look 
after  snow  fences,  and  make  provision  by  snow  plows, 
turn  tables  and  properly  located  supplies  of  fuel  and 
water,  to  anticipate  and  guard  against  the  consequences 
of  snow  blockades,  yet  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Division 
Superintendent  also  to  use  every  precaution  that  vigilance 
and  prudent  foresight  can  suggest  to  guard  against  the 
evils  of  sudden  storms;  and  if  he  shall  see  that  any  nec- 
essary or  proper  precaution  has  been  omitted,  he  shall 
call  the  attention  of  the  proper  officer  to  the  fact. 

It  will  be  the  duty  of  Division  Superintendents  to  ex- 
amine daily  the  record  sheets  as  furnished  by  the  speed 
recorders  on  the  freight  trains.  They  must  give  this  mat- 
ter their  careful  and  personal  attention,  or  make  it  the 
special  business  of  some  reliable  party  to  examine  these 
records  daily,  and  report  to  them  immediately  any  irregu- 
larity or  violation  of  rules  that  may  be  observed.  Ab- 
stracts from  speed  recorder's  diagrams  will  be  sent  monthly 
to  the  Superintendent  of  Transportation,  in  such  form  as 
he  may  prescribe. 

Division  Superintendents  should  give  special  attention 
to  the  study  of  the  local  resources  of  the  country  tributary 
to  their  divisions,  and  make  suggestions  to  the  General 
Manager  as  to  means  of  development,  increase  of  busi- 
ness, and  equipment  for   its  accommodation. 


REVISED    ORGANIZATION.  35 

They  should  look  well  to  the  station  and  depot  accom- 
modations, and  see  that  side-tracks  are  of  sufficient  length 
and  properly  located. 

The  duties  of  Station  Agents,  Train  Masters,  Conductors, 
Telegraph  Operators,  Shop  Foremen,  Storekeepers  and  all 
other  classes  of  employes,  and  the  signals  and  rules  and 
regulations  for  running  trains,  will  be  prescribed  by  the 
General  Manager. 

DIVISION    ROADMASTERS 

Shall  have  charge  of  repairs  of  track,  and  unless  other 
and  special  provisions  shall  be  made,  shall  also  superin- 
tend the  repairs  of  bridges  and  buildings. 

Each  Road  Master  shall  have  under  his  control  such 
number  of  ballast  and  material  trains  as  the  condition  of 
his  division  may  require,  to  be  determined  by  the  Super- 
intendent of  Track,  Bridges  and  Buildings.  These  trains 
shall  be  run  under  such  rules  as  the  Division  Superinten- 
dent may  prescribe,  and  under  orders  of  the  Train  Dis- 
patcher. 

The  Road  Master,  shall  also  attend  to  the  protection  of 
wood  piles  from  fire,  the  construction  and  protection  of 
snow  fences,  of  tree  plantations  for  windbreaks,  and  other 
duties  that  may  be  prescribed  by  the  General  Manager, 
or  Superintendent  of  Track,  Bridges  and  Buildings. 

In  cases  of  necessity  arising  from  accident  or  otherwise, 
the  Division  Superintendent  may  call  upon  the  nearest 


36  NORTHERN    PACIFIC    RAILROAD. 

section  forces  for  assistance,  or  he  may  use  the  material 
trains  or  engines  for  such  service;  but  trains  thus  diverted 
from  their  regular  use  on  the  road  must  be  restored  as 
soon  as  the  necessity  for  such  diversion  shall  have  ceased 
to  exist. 

FOREMEN    OF    ROAD    ENGINES. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  foremen  of  road  engines  to  ride 
on  engines,  examine  their  performance,  instruct  engine- 
men  and  firemen  in  the  proper  discharge  of  their  duties, 
note  consumption  of  fuel  and  evaporation,  examine  con- 
dition of  fuel  and  water  supplies,  and  report  deficiencies; 
see  that  car  inspectors  and  oilers  perform  their  duties  on 
the  road,  and  in  general,  notice  carefully  the  condition  of 
the  rolling  stock  in  transit;  report  defects  and  suggest 
improvements  to  increase  efficiency  and  economy. 

TIME. 

The  Operating  Divisions  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Rail- 
road, will  vary  from  200  to  240  miles  in  length,  and  the 
east  and  west  termini  of  each,  are  embraced  within  about 
4  degrees  of  longitude,  corresponding  to  difference  of 
16  minutes  in  time  on  the  Divisions  east  of  the  Rocky 
Mountains. 

The  average  length  of  the  Western  Divisions  will  be 
less  than  four  degrees  of  longitude,  and  they  have  more 
local  curvature,   so   that   an    allowance  of  15   minutes  for 


REVISED    ORGANIZATION.  37 

each  Division  will  afford  sufficiently  exact  compensation, 
and  give  true  local  time  very  nearly  on  the  Pacific  Coast. 

The  Northern  Pacific  Railroad  can  be  operated  there- 
fore on  the  several  Divisions  under  schedules,  based  on  St. 
Paul  local  time,  allowing  I  5  minutes  later  for  each  Division 
successively  to  the  Pacific,  and  without  any  inconvenient 
variation  from  local  time. 

The  Minnesota  Division  will  be  run  on  St.  Paul  local 
time,  and  when  mean  time  at  St.  Paul  is  12  noon,  the 
time  on  the  other  Divisions  will  be  as  follows: 

On   Dakota  Division,            -          -  -          1 1 :45  A.  M. 

On  Missouri  Division,       ...  11:30  A.  M. 

On  Yellowstone  Division,              -  -          11:15  A.  M. 

On  Rocky  Mountain  Division,  -              11:00  A.  M. 

AfPortland,        -  -          10:00  A.  M. 

The  difference  between  St.  Paul  and  Portland  being 
two  hours. 

RULES    FOR    TRANSMITTING   TIME. 

At  the  General  Office  at  St.  Paul,  and  at  the  office  of 
each  Division  Superintendent,  there  will  be  three  good 
clocks  regulated  to  run  as  accurately  as  possible. 

The  object  in  providing  three  instead  of  a  smaller 
number,  is  to  secure  a  more  complete  check.  If  two 
should  be  used,  and  one  of  them  be  fast  or  slow,  there 
would   be   no  means  of  determining  which   was  in  error, 


38  NORTHERN    PACIFIC    RA1LUOAD. 

but  with  three  clocks,  one  in  error  would  be  checked  by 
the  other  two  in  unison. 

These  clocks  should  be  wound  by  an  attendant,  to 
whom  the  duty  should  be  specially  assigned,  and  it  should 
be  performed  at  fixed  hours,  say,  at  noon,  the  first  on 
Monday,  the  second  on  Wednesday,  and  the  third  on 
Friday,  the  whole  being  under  the  eye  and  subject  to  the 
constant  supervision  of  the  Division  Superintendent. 

Time  will  be  given  by  the  proper  office  at  St.  Paul,  begin- 
ning three  minutes  before  12  o'clock,  noon,  on  Monday  of 
each  week.  At  1 1  o'clock  and  57  minutes  the  sending 
Operator  will  begin  beating  each  alternate  even  numbered 
second  during  the  58th  and  59th  minutes.  The  end  of 
these  minutes  is  marked  accurately  by  having  the  58th,  59th 
and  60th  seconds  struck  consecutively.  During  the  last 
minute  before  noon,  the  alternate  seconds  are  struck  con- 
tinuously until  the  44th,  after  which  the  line  is  kept  open 
and  nothing  is  heard  for  15  seconds;  then  the  60th  second 
of  the  last  minute  is  struck,  which  marks  twelve  o'clock 
precisely,  or  operator  will  say   "12  K." 

If  the  clocks  on  any  Division  should  be  found  to  vary 
not  more  than  one  minute  from  correct  time,  the  correc- 
tion can  be  made  at  once.  If  more  than  one  minute,  notice 
must  be  posted  of  the  amount  of  variation  and  corrections 
made  simultaneously  on  all  parts  of  the  Division,  and  by 
all  Conductors  and  Engineers,  on  Wednesday  following, 
at  noon. 


REVISED    ORGANIZATION.  39 

WATCHES. 

The  Dispatcher  at  each  Station,  before  starting  a  train, 
must  compare  time  with  the  Conductor  and  Engineer, 
and  be  sure  that  both  are  correct,  and  Conductors  should 
give  time  to  Agents  at  Stations  along  the  line,  Conduct- 
ors of  work  trains,  Section  Foremen  and  others. 

RULES    FOR    APPOINTMENT    OF    STATION    AGENTS. 

When  vacancies  occur  at  any  Station,  or  when  appoint- 
ments to  new  Stations  are  to  be  made,  nominations  may 
be  presented  by  the  Division  Superintendent  or  by  any 
officer  of  the  general  staff  to  whom  Station  Agents  are 
required  to  report. 

The  nomination  shall  be  submitted  to  the  Superinten- 
dent of  Transportation  and  to  the  Auditor,  Treasurer, 
General  Freight  Agent,  and  General  Passenger  Agent, 
who,  if  the  nominee  is  unobjectionable,  will  endorse  the 
fact;  and  if  objected  to,  the  objections  must  be  stated  in 
writing. 

The  papers  will  then  be  submitted  to  the  General  Man- 
ager, who  will  authorize  the  appointment  through  the 
Superintendent  of  Transportation,  and  the  appointment, 
if  satisfactory,  will  be  announced  by  circular  issued  by  the 
Division  Superintendent;  or,  if  otherwise,  another  nomi- 
nation will  be  submitted. 

If  the  Agent  is  required  to  be  an  Operator,  the  approval 
of  the  Superintendent  of  Telegraph  will  also  be  required. 


40  NORTHERN    PACIFIC    RAILROAD. 

The  Treasurer  at  the  New  York  office  will  be  notified 
of  the  appointment,  that  he  may  take  the  necessary  steps 
to  secure  bond  from  the  Guarantee  Company. 

When  a  vacancy  occurs  unexpectedly,  provision  must 
be  made  without  delay  to  attend  to  the  business  of  the 
Station.  The  Division  Superintendent  will  be  authorized 
to  make  a  temporary  appointment,  with  the  approval  of 
the  Superintendent  of  Transportation,  until  a  regular 
nomination  can  be  submitted  and  a  permanent  appoint- 
ment made. 

IMPORTANT  RULES 

TO    BE   OBSERVED    BY   OFFICERS   OF   EVERY    GRADE. 

Give  instructions  to  a  subordinate  only  through  his  im- 
mediate superior. 

If  necessity  compels  the  giving  of  such  orders,  notify 
the  superior  promptly  of  the  fact. 

Subordinates  must  report  to  and  receive  instructions 
from  immediate  superiors,  and  not  from  higher  officers. 

These  rules  are  fundamental  ;  their  violation  is  subver- 
sive of  discipline,  and  inevitably  causes  trouble. 

H.  HAUPT, 

General  Manager. 


If/  l+> 


SUPPLEMENT 


REVISED  ORGANIZATION 


-(IK    THK— 


TRANSPORTATION  DEPARTMENT 


Northern  Pacific  Railroad, 


PUBLISHED  JULY,  1882 


Note. — The  present  Supplement  supersedes  and  renders  void  all 
portions  of  the  Revised  Organization  inconsistent  therewith,  and  will 
be  attached  thereto  bv  officers  to  whom  it  may  be  sent. 


Supplement  to  Revised  Organization. 


In  consequence  of  recent  changes  in  the  Road,  Trans- 
portation, and  other  Departments,  it  is  deemed  expedient 
to  make  certain  modifications  in  the  existing  organization 
so  as  to  extend  the  authority  of  Division  Superintendents 
over  Road  Masters  and  Track  Foremen  to  a  greater  ex- 
tent  than  was  contemplated  when  the  present  organization 
was  adopted. 

The  Superintendents  of  Transportation,  of  Motive 
Power,  Machinery  and  Rolling  Stock,  and  of  Track, 
Bridges  and  Buildings,  are  to  be  considered  as  assistants  to 
and  representatives  in  their  respective  departments  of  the 
General  Manager,  to  whom  they  will  report  and  from 
whom  they  will  receive  instructions.  They  will  constitute 
a  bond  of  connection  between  all  the  divisions  so  far  as 
to  secure  and  maintain  uniformity  in  the  systems  of  con- 
struction, operation,  and  records.  They  will  advise  and 
consult  with  Division  Superintendents  in  reference  to  all 
matters  pertaining  to  their  several  departments,  and  give 
instructions,   when  necessary,  pertaining  thereto. 

Division    Road   Masters  will  act  under  the  immediate 


44  NORTHERN    PACIFIC    RAILROAD. 

directions  of  Division  Superintendents,  following  the  gen- 
eral instructions  of  the  Superintendent  of  Track,  Bridges 
and  Buildings,  whose  approval  is  required  for  new  side 
tracks,  wells,  tanks,  stations,  structures,  betterments  or 
works  involving  large  expenditures. 

The  erection  and  repairs  of  bridges  and  buildings  will 
be  done  under  the  direction  of  the  Superintendent  of 
Track,  Bridges  and  Buildings,  or  of  his  assistants,  in  ac- 
cordance with  plans  prepared  in  his  office  and  approved 
by  the  General  Manager. 

The  assistants  to  the  Superintendent  ot  Track,  Bridges 
and  Buildings  will,  within  the  limits  of  territory  assigned 
to  them,  be  governed  by  the  instructions  and  perform  the 
duties  prescribed  for  the  Superintendent  of  this  depart- 
ment, and  will  be  his  representative  therein.  They  will 
be  expected  to  remain  almost  constantly  on  the  lines 
under  their  charge,  to  exercise  a  personal  and  watchful 
supervision  over  track,  bridges,  road-bed,  culverts,  fences, 
crossings,  frogs,  switches,  stations,  water  supplies,  etc., 
and  indicate  to  Division  Superintendents  the  repairs  to  be 
made  or  the  action  necessary  or  proper  to  be  taken.  In 
case  extraordinary  expenditures  should  be  considered 
necessary  for  any  purpose,  they  will  make  recommenda- 
tions through  the  Superintendent  of  Track,  Bridges  and 
Buildings,  and  await  the  approval  of  the  General  Manager. 

Pay  Rolls  in  the  Department  of  Track,  Bridges  and 
Buildings  will  be  prepared  and  forwarded  to  Auditor  by 


SUPPLEMENT    TO    REVISED    ORGANIZATION.  45 

Division  Superintendents  through  the  Superintendent  of 
Track,  Bridges  and  Buildings,  who  will  keep  a  record  of 
the  number  of  men  employed,  the  prices  paid,  the  kind  of 
labor  performed,  the  expenditures  for  maintenance  and 
betterments,  and  the  distribution  thereof,  so  as  to  be  pre- 
pared to  furnish  promptly  such  information  in  reference 
to  this  department  as  may  be  called  for  on  each  separate 
division. 

In  general,  it  will  be  expected  that  each  head  of  depart- 
ment will  keep  such  records  as  will  enable  him  at  any  time, 
when  called  upon,  to  furnish  promptly  information  in  refer- 
ence to  the  operations  and  expenses  of  his  department; 
and  he  will  be  authorized  to  call  upon  other  departments 
for  any  information  required  to  complete  such  records. 

Officers  and  Agents,  whose  duties  require  them  to  act 
for  more  than  one  department,  must  be  appointed  with  the 
approval  of  the  heads  of  all  such  departments. 

Attendants  at  water  stations  running  steam  pumps  or 
other  machinery,  will  be  appointed  by  Division  Superin- 
tendents, with  approval  of  Master  Mechanics.  They  will 
be  carried  on  machinery  pay  rolls,  but  will  be  required  to 
perform  any  other  duty  when  not  fully  occupied  with 
water-station  service;  the  time  on  such  duty  to  be  re- 
ported to  the  Master  Mechanic. 

Road  Masters  will  be  appointed  by  Division  Superin- 
tendents, with  the  approval  of  the  Superintendent  of 
Track,  Bridges  and  Buildings, 


46  NORTHERN    PACIFIC    RAILROAD. 

Section  Foremen  will  be  appointed  by  Road  Masters, 
with  the  approval  of  Division  Superintendent. 

The  head  of  each  department  will  have  power  to  order 
the  discharge  of  any  employe  who  is  objectionable,  and  to 
direct  a  reduction  of  prices  when  economical  or  other  con- 
siderations may  render  such  reduction  expedient. 

Inspections  of  track,  bridges  and  buildings  shall  be 
made  monthly  under  the  direction  of  the  Superintendent, 
and  reports  submitted  to  the  General  Manager.  Division 
Superintendents  will  receive  special  instructions  based  on 
these  reports. 

The  Fuel  Agent  will  not  be  held  responsible  for  the 
supply  of  labor  necessary  to  load  or  unload  cars.  The 
duties  of  this  officer  are  chiefly  to  see  that  proper  records 
are  kept  of  purchases,  distribution,  consumption,  and 
probable  requirements.  The  labor  should  be  supplied 
by  Division  Superintendents  chiefly  from  road  or  station 
employes.  A  special  force  for  loading  and  unloading  fuel 
will  be  proper  only  at  points  where  constant  employment 
is  afforded  in  such  work.  The  Fuel  Agent  will  consult 
with  Division  •Superintendents  in  reference  to  the  organi- 
zation and  forces  for  handling  fuel  on  their  divisions,  and 
for  securing  correct  reports  of  consumption 

In  all  the  departments  care  must  be  observed  to  keep 
the  division  accounts  as  distinct  as  possible,  so  that  the 
expenses  of  each  division  can  be  separately  and  accurately 
determined  for  the  several  units  of  engine  mile,  train  mile, 


SUPPLEMENT    TO    REVISED    ORGANIZATION  47 

car  mile,  passenger  mile,  and  ton  mile,  and  data  furnished, 
for  a  comparison  of  the  cost  of  these  units  and  of  ex- 
penses in  detail  on  the  several  divisions. 

To  define  more  clearly  the  distinctive  duties  of  the  Ma- 
chinery and  Transportation  Departments,  it  must  be  ob- 
served that  it  is  the  duty  of  the  Machinery  Department  to 
keep  the  rolling  stock  in  order,  and  of  the  Transportation 
Department  to  decide  when,  where,  and  how  the  equip- 
ment shall  be  utilized.  The  Transportation  Department 
is  supposed  to  be  advised  of  the  demands  of  traffic,  and 
should  notify  the  Machinery  Department  of  its  require- 
ments. The  Machinery  Department  should  know  the  con- 
dition of  the  power,  and  supply  such  engines  as  may  be 
best  adapted  to  the  service  or  most  readily  available. 
Transfers  of  engines  should  not  be  made  arbitrarily  from 
one  division  to  another  without  the  knowledge  of  the 
Division  Superintendent,  and  Division  Superintendents 
should  not  object  to  any  transfers  that  the  Superintendent 
of  Motive  Power  may  consider  necessary,  if  other  power 
is  supplied  to  meet  the  requirements  of  the  division.  It 
is  absolutely  necessary  for  the  efficiency  of  the  service 
that  perfect  accord  should  exist  between  heads  of  depart- 
ments. 

The  appointment  of  Fuel  Agent  is  not  intended  to 
relieve  Division  Superintendents  from  responsibility  in 
reference  to  the  amount  and  distribution  of  fuel  supplies. 
They   should    carefully   estimate    requirements,   see    that 


48  NORTHERN    PACIFIC    RAILROAD. 

depots  of  fuel  are  established  at  proper  points,  and  where 
mixed  fuel  is  required  to  be  used,  that  the  proper  propor- 
tions are  observed,  and  that  it  is  made  the  business  of 
some  one  party  to  attend  to  it,  so  that  responsibility  can 
be  fixed. 

The  water  service  will  also  be  under  the  charge  of 
Division  Superintendents. 

In  brief,  the  authority  of  Division  Superintendents  will 
extend  to  all  operations  on  divisions  outside  of  the  shops, 
unless  special  exceptions  shall  be  made. 

A  supply  of  material  for  maintenance  of  track,  bridges 
and  buildings  shall  be  kept  on  each  division  sufficient  for 
necessary  requirements,  but  no  more.  A  record  of  quan- 
tities and  values  of  such  supplies  issued  to,  consumed  and 
on  hand  on  each  division  shall  be  kept  in  the  office  of  the 
Superintendent  of  Track,  Bridges  and  Buildings,  to  whom 
reports  of  consumption  of  material  and  supplies  in  this 
department  must  be  made  in  such  form  as  he  may 
prescribe. 

HI.    H^TXIPT, 

December,  1882.  General  Manager. 


SUPPLEMENT  "B" 

—TO— 

REVISED  ORGANIZATION 


—OF  THE— 


TRANSPORTATION  DEPARTMENT 


—OP  THE- 


Northern  Pacific  Railroadj 

PUBLISHED  JULY,  1882. 


Note.— The  present  Supplement  "B"  supersedes  and  renders  void 
all  portions  of  the  Revised  Organization  inconsistent  therewith,  and 
will  be  attached  thereto  by  officers  to  whom  it  may  be  sent. 

(April  1st,  1883.) 


Supplement  to  Revised  Organization. 

The  appointment  of  C.  C.  Wrenshall  as  Engineer  of 
Track,  Bridges  and  Buildings  of  the  Eastern  Divisions  of 
the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad,  renders  necessary  certain 
changes  in  the  existing  plans  of  organization.  The  changes 
referred  to,  and  which  are  herein  prescribed  and  directed, 
will  be  operative,  unless  otherwise  ordered,  until  a  revised 
organization  adapted  to  the  whole  line  when  extended  to 
the  Pacific,  and  to  the  conditions  that  will  then  exist,  shall 
have  been  adopted  by  the  Board  of  Directors  and  pub- 
lished for  the  benefit  of  whom  it  may  concern. 

The  duties  of  Superintendent  of  Track,  Bridges  and 
Buildings  will,  as  heretofore,  be  confined  chiefly  to  period- 
ical inspections  and  reports,  and  to  the  supervision,  prep- 
aration and  custody  of  the  records  of  that  department. 
These  records  must  exhibit  the  maps  and  profiles  of  the 
Road  and  Branches,  the  right  of  way  and  property  bound- 
aries, the  abstracts  and  records  of  titles,  the  crossings  of 
streams,  and  section,  State,  Territory  and  County  lines 
and  their  direction,  maps  of  all  yards,  sidings,  depot  and 
station  grounds,  location,  dimensions,  plans  and  cost  of 
all  buildings,  location,  dimensions,  character  and  cost 
of  all  bridges  and  other  structures,  records  of  rails  and 
ties.,  cost  of  all  items  of  renewal  or  repairs  in  this  depart- 
ment, abstracts  of  pay  rolls,  records  of  material,  consump- 
tion,' stocks,  etc.      These  records  must  be  kept  separately 


SUPPLEMENT    TO    REVISED    ORGANIZATION.  5 1 

for  each  Division,  and  in  such  condition  at  all  times  as  to 
furnish  promptly  any  item  of  information  called  for  by 
the  General  Manager. 

The  Engineer  of  Track,  Bridges  and  Buildings  will 
report  monthly  to  the  Superintendent,  and  furnish  such 
information    as    will   be   required    by   the    above    records. 

Division  Superintendent  will  have  charge  of  all  ordinary 
renewals  and  repairs  of  roadbed,  track,  bridges  and 
buildings,  and  the  control  of  Road  Masters,  Section  Fore- 
men and  other  mechanics  and  laborers  employed  on  their 
several  Divisions,  excepting  the  special  forces  that  maybe 
engaged  under  the  direct  supervision  of  the  Engineer,  or 
of  his  assistants,  in  new  work.  They  will,  however,  be 
subject  to  the  general  directions  of  the  Engineer  of  Track, 
Bridges  and  Buildings  as  to  the  forces  to  be  employed 
and  the  manner  of  doing  the  work,  so  as  to  insure  effi- 
ciency, economy  and  uniformity  of  system  on  the  several 
Divisions. 

Pay  rolls  in  the  Road  Department  will  be  prepared  by 
Division  Superintendents  and  delivered  to  the  Engineer  of 
Track,  Bridges  and  Buildings,  who,  after  examining  the 
same  and  satisfying  himself  that  the  several  items  of  ex- 
pense have  been  properly  distributed,  will  forward  the 
same  to  the  Auditor,  through  the  Superintendent  of 
Track,  Bridges  and  Buildings. 

Pay  rolls  in  the  Transportation  Department  will  be  pre- 
pared by  Division  Superintendents  and  approved  by  Su- 
perintendent of  Transportation. 


52  NORTHERN    PACIFIC    RAILROAD. 

Pay  rolls  in  Construction  work,  under  charge  of  the 
Engineer,  will  be  forwarded  to  the  Auditor  through  the 
Superintendent  of  Track,  Bridges  and  Buildings,  who  will 
make  the  proper  records  of  the  distribution. 

Pay  rolls  in  the  Machinery  Department  will  be  prepared 
by  Master  Mechanics,  approved  by  Superintendent  of 
Motive  Power,  Machinery  and  Rolling  Stock,  and  forward- 
ed to  Auditor. 

In  order  that  the  records  of  the  Road  Department  may 
be  complete,  the  Auditor  will  furnish  monthly  to  the  Su- 
perintendent an  abstract  of  expenditures  under  each  item 
and  for  each  Division,  and  other  heads  of  departments 
will  furnish  from  time  to*  time  such  information  in  detail  in 
reference  to  expenditures  or  cost  of  structures,  as  may  be 
required. 

All  heads  of  departments,  and  also  Division  Superin- 
tendents, will  have  the  right  to  call  upon  any  other  De- 
partment for  information  affecting  the  expenses  of  opera- 
tion of  the  Departments  or  Divisions  of  which  they  may 
have  the  charge,  and  heads  of  departments  are  urgently 
requested  to  scrutinize  the  monthly  report  of  expenses 
with  care,  compare  one  month  with  another  and  one  Di- 
vision with  another,  guard  against  waste  of  supplies   and 

prune  severely  all  expenditures  not  absolutely  necessary. 

» 

H.    HAUPT, 

General  Manager. 


SUPPLEMENT  "C" 


TO  REVISED  ORGANIZATION  PUBLISHED  JULY,  1882. 


Notb. — The  present  Supplement  "C"  supersedes  and  renders  void 
all  portions  of  the  Revised  Organization  inconsistent  therewith,  and 
will  be  attached  thereto  by  officers  to  whom  it  may  be  sent. 

(April  25th,  1883.) 


FUEL  DEPARTMENT. 


On  or  before  the  20th  day  of  September  in  each  year 
Division  Superintendents  will  carefully  estimate  from  all 
the  data  available  the  probable  fuel  requirements  of  their 
divisions  for  the  next  year,  specify  the  amount  of  each 
kind  of  fuel,  the  places  of  delivery,  the  requirements  at 
each  point  and  for  each  month. 

These  estimates  should  be  made  with  great  care  after 
conference  with  division  master  mechanics  and  submitted 
to  the  Superintendent  of  Transportation. 


2  NORTHERN    PACIFIC    RAILROAD. 

The  Superintendent  of  Transportation  will  revise  the 
estimates  of  Division  Superintendents,  and,  after  con- 
ference with  the  Superintendent  of  Motive  Power,  Fuel 
Agent  and  Purchasing  Agent,  will  make  a  report  to  the 
General  Manager,  giving  the  am©unt  of  fuel  of  each  kind 
required  for  the  operations  of  the  next  year,  the  sources 
of  supply,  the  places  of  delivery  and  the  amount  to  be 
delivered  of  each  kind  at  each  point  monthly  or  at  other 
stated  periods. 

Upon  the  receipt  of  this  report,  if  approved,  the  Gen 
eral    Manager    will    authorize    the    Purchasing    Agent  to 
make  contracts  for  such   portions    from   time    to   time  as 
may  be  expedient,  excepting  contracts  made  at  the  New 
York  office. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  Division  Superintendents  to 
consider  carefully  the  fuel  requirements  of  the  divisions 
under  their  charge,  the  sources  from  which  the  most 
economical  supplies  in  proportion  to  work  done  can  be 
procured,  to  inform  themselves  of  the  steam  generating 
power  of  all  the  varieties  of  fuel  practically  available  on 
their  divisions,  and  determine,  with  the  aid  of  the  Ma- 
chinery Department,  the  relative  economy  of  the  same 
and  of  mixtures  thereoi. 

It  will  be  the  duty  of  the  Division  Superintendents  to 
see  that  a  sufficient  but  not  excessive  supply  of  fuel  is 
maintained  under  proper  protection  at  all  stations  where 
it  may  be  required  for  use,  taking  into  consideration   the 


SUPPLEMENT    TO    REVISED    ORGANIZATION.  3 

season  of  the  year,  the  liability  to  snow  blockades,  the 
magnitude  and  direction  of  the  traffic  and  the  economy 
of  transportation,  using  return  cars  for  the  movement  of 
fuel,  and  avoiding  shipments,  if  possible,  at  times  when 
cars  used  in  such  service  must  be  returned   empty. 

When  mixed  fuel  is  ordered  they  will  see  that  the 
proper  proportions  are  observed  and  that  an  expensive 
fuel  shall  not  be  used  when  a  cheaper  fuel  in  proportion 
to  work  performed  can  be  substituted. 

They  will  have  charge  of  the  forces  required  to  load 
and  unload  fuel  and  of  the  distribution  of  the  same  on 
the  several  divisions,  and  will  keep  the  Fuel  Agent  con- 
stantly advised  of  receipts,  consumption,  movement  and 
distribution  of  fuel,  stocks  on  hand  and  requirements,  so 
that  the  records  can  be  kept  in  proper  manner,  and  will 
make  timely  requisitions  upon  the  Fuel  Agent  for  such 
fuel  supplies  as  may  be  needed  at  local  points. 

Division  Superintendents,  Station  Agents  and  other 
officers  who  can  assist  therein  should  endeavor  to  encour- 
age and  extend  the  use  of  lignite  on  all  the  divisions 
west  of  the  Red  River  and  cast  of  the  Rocky  Mountains. 

There  is  no  good  reason  why  lignite  should  not  be 
used  exclusively  for  almost  every  purpose  and  thereby 
save  the  Company  hundreds  of  thousands  of  dollars  an- 
nually by  dispensing  with  eastern  coal. 

The  proportion  of  lignite  coal  to  be  used  shall  be  des- 
ignated by  the  Division  Superintendents  after  conference 


4  NORTHERN    PACIFIC    RAILROAD. 

with  the  Superintendent  of  Motive  Power  and  the  Divis- 
ion Master  Mechanics,  having  reference  to  the  season  of 
the  year,  the  demands  ot  traffic,  character  of  engines  and 
other  necessary  conditions,  and  the  Division  Superin- 
tendents will  be  held  responsible  for  such  arrangements 
as  will  insure  the  use  of  the  prescribed  proportions. 

At  stations  where  a  regular  force  is  kept  for  unloading 
fuel,  the  Fuel  Keeper  will  make  a  daily  report  to  the 
Division  Superintendent  of  the  receipts  and  consumption 
of  each  kind  of  fuel,  and  the  amount  on  hand,  on  cars  and 
on  platform. 

At  stations  where  there  are  no  fuel  keepers  a  box  will 
be  kept  for  depositing  checks,  which  will  be  sent  to  the 
Division  Superintendent,  and  the  amount  consumed  re- 
ported promptly  to  the  Fuel  Agent. 

Division  Superintendents  will  keep  the  several  kinds  of 
coal  used  on  their  divisions  entirely  separate  and  distinct, 
such  as  coal  for  locomotive  engines,  section  houses, 
pumping  engines,  depots,  coaches,  etc. 

Each  Division  Superintendent  will  cause  an  approxi- 
mate estimate  to  be  made  of  the  amount  of  coal  a  single 
caboose  will  require  in  a  season  and  ascertain  by  a  proper 
proportion  the  amount  chargeable  to  all  cabooses  of  the 
divisions. 

Fuel  sold  to  private  parties  must  be  upon  the  order  of 
the  Station  Agent,  transmitted  through  the  Fuel  Keeper 
to   the   Auditor  as    a  check    upon    cash   remitted  by    the 


SUPPLEMENT    TO    REVISED    ORGANIZATION.  5 

Agent,  and  reports  of  all  such  sales  must  be  made  to  the 
Fuel  Agent. 

DUTIES    OF    FUEL    AGENT. 

As  the  purchases  of  fuel  are  made  by  Purchasing 
Agent,  and  the  loading,  unloading  and  distribution  by  or 
under  the  charge  of  Division  Superintendents,  the  duties 
of  the  Fuel  Agent  will  be  chiefly  to  attend  to  the  meas- 
urement and  acceptance  of  all  fuel  delivered  by  contract- 
ors, and  keep  accurate  accounts  of  all  fuel  delivered  or 
consumed  on  the  line  of  the  road,  or  shipped  to  stations, 
shops  or  to  other  divisions. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Fuel  Agent  to  pass  over  the 
road  as  frequently  as  practicable,  examine  the  condition 
of  the  fuel  supplies,  see  that  they  are  properly  guarded 
against  theft,  and  protected  from  deterioration  by  ex- 
posure, observe  whether  the  rules  prescribed  by  the 
Superintendent  of  Transportation  for  securing  a  correct 
record  of  coal  and  wood  consumed  by  engines  and  in  car 
shops  and  stations  are  properly  enforced,  and  shall  make 
report  to  the  Superintendent  of  Transportation  monthly, 
and  at  such  other  times  as  may  be  required. 

Transfers  of  fuel  between  division  points  will  be  made 
by  Division  Superintendents,  but  all  such  transfers  shall 
be  promptly  reported  to  the  Fuel  Agent,  whose  records 
must  show  at  all  times  the  stock  on  hand  and  the  distri- 
bution in  detail  at  all  points. 


6  NORTHERN    PACIFIC    RAILROAD. 

When  transfers  are  required  from  one  division  to 
another  the  orders  for  such  transfers  must  be  sent  to  the 
Fuel  Agent,  who  will  notify  Division  Superintendents  in 
reference  to  required   shipments. 

Further  detailed  instructions  to  the  Fuel  Agent  will 
be  given  by  Superintendent  of  Transportation,  under 
whose  orders  he  will  act. 

The  Fuel  Agent  will  make  a  report  to  the  General 
Manager  once  every  month,  showing  the  cost  by  divis- 
ions for  loading  and  unloading  the  fuel,  also  the  distribu- 
tion and  consumption  of  eastern,  lignite  and  other 
varieties  of  coal,  with  the  amount  of  each  kind  on  hand. 

The  Fuel  Agent  will  make  a  monthly  report,  as  soou 
as  possible  after  close  of  each  month,  to  Superintendent 
of  Motive  Power,  Machinery  and  Rolling  Stock  of  fuel 
consumed  by  each  engine  on  each  division,  showing  kind 
and  amount  of  fuel  delivered  to  each  engine,  and  point 
delivered  at,  and  the  service  of  such  engine  as  shown  by 
engineer's  receipt. 

Also  a  report  of  kind  and  amount  of  fuel  delivered  to 
each  shop  or  round  house  for  use  of  stationery  engine  or 
heating  purposes,  and  to  each  water  station  for  use  of 
steam  pumps.  Bills  for  fuel  furnished  engines,  shops, 
round  houses  and  water  stations  will  be  rendered  by  Fuel 
Agent  to  Superintendent  of  Motive  Power,  Machinery 
and  Rolling  Stock,  showing  cost  of  each  kind  of  fuel  on 
each  division,  including  transportation. 


SUPPLEMENT    TO    REVISED    ORGANIZATION.  7 

Engineer's  receipt  must  be  taken  for  all  fuel  delivered 
to  engines,  and  the  receipt  of  Master  Mechanic,  foreman 
or  person  in  charge,  for  all  fuel  delivered  shops,  round 
houses  or  water  stations. 

WOOD. 

All  wood  shall  be  inspected  by  the  Fuel  Agent  and 
loaded  under  orders  of  the  Division  Superintendent.  No 
wood  shall  be  shipped  to  private  individuals  except  upon 
the  order  of  the  agent  through  the  Division  Superin- 
tendent. 


